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The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz has been drifting without a crew since a series of explosions scuppered the vessel off Libya on March 3.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Since then Europe has been drifting backward in relative terms, with per-capita output these days around 70% of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The unemployment rate has been drifting higher all year, from 3.7 percent in January to 4.3 percent at the end of July.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2024

The UN is urging countries around the Andaman Sea in South East Asia to assist a boat carrying at least 150 Rohingya refugees which has been drifting without power for two weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2022

Well," said Hatteras, in a low tone, "our ice-field has been drifting!

From The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Verne, Jules